Literature differs from life in that life.... : Quote by James Wood

“ Literature differs from life in that life is amorphously full of detail, and rarely directs us toward it, wheras literature teaches us to notice. Literature makes us better noticers of life; we get to practice on life itself; which in turn makes us better readers of detail in literature; which in turn makes us better readers of life. ”

James Wood
  • From : How Fiction Works
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